Fabulously Quirky Cabra Castle Wedding
…..A call from Australia
When we got a message all the way from Australia from Leigh and Steve, little did we know how much of an amazing time we would have with them. Every couple that reaches out to us gets an invite to come see us to chat through what we do on the day and what they want for their big day.
Well with Steve and Leigh, that wasn’t initially possible, so we all jumped on a Zoom call and had a good laugh more than anything. We talked through the big day and made arrangements to meet prior to the wedding when they arrived back in Ireland. Well they made the trek up to Newtownards 2 weeks before the wedding and got treated to Ryan’s speciality: Smashed avocado on sour dough with poach eggs. Steve’s exact words were “This is the best meal i’ve had since coming home” 🥑🍳
Steve and Leigh are big into their healthy eating and training (they actually met in the gym), so we talked about making sure to show off their impressive physiques 💪 and one of the things we were looking forward to the most – A BLACK WEDDING DRESS 😍
Our first Cabra Castle Wedding
We set off early to make sure we were down at the beautiful Cabra Castle in good time. I always love it when the Bridal prep and Groom prep are close by as it means we can be at both if we want.
As I have said before, prep is one of my favourite parts of the day and this day was no different. Time to work it Steve and Leigh and show off all those gym hours 🏋🏻♂️💪🏻
Then it was over to Leigh for the Bridal Prep pictures. Leigh told us beforehand that her wedding wouldn’t be traditional and I absolutely loved her choice of dress…..well, here it is….the amazing black wedding dress…
Steve and Leigh work in a mining industry in Perth, Australia. Well, looking at this ring, it looks like Steve got a helping hand from the company in mining this beauty 💎+ ⛏️ = 💍
Now it was time for Leigh to show off her competition ready physic. Leigh had experience of competitions before and her posture was amazing all day.
I love this picture of Leigh in the room when she was fully ready to go and get the ceremony started 😍
The ceremony was wet and windy but it was worth it for Steve, who got to see his stunning bride in her black dress.
Firstly though, a little something to take the edge off the nerves. A quality Irish whiskey.
Then it was up the stairs through the rain to get married.
After the ceremony was the cake cut. Now the cake cut isn’t normally one of the highlights of my day but given the fact that Leigh and Steve were cutting it with a sword AND it was a collection of tray bakes and brownies amalgamated into a wedding cake, which incidentally tasted amazingly, then it’s worth talking about.
After the cake cut it was a trip around the venue to get the couple pictures.
I loved when the family came out of the castle in the middle of a funny picture. The granny’s face is of disgust…
we always capture all the moments of the day, scripted or non scripted. Then it was inside for a few riske shots
We always get shots of the guests and friends throughout wedding days, both formal and…..well….very informal haha
At the end of the night, about 20 of the guests followed us outside in the dark for the remaining evening shots. Some held umbrellas, some held lights and one let off the smoke bomb for the picture. It was such a group effort and a fun end to the amazing day at our first Cabra Castle wedding.
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